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  1. Click the button to the right of the Map button. The layout closes, and the map is displayed full-screen. To return to 3D map viewing mode, click the Map button. To hide the map completely, click the button.
  2. Click the Top view button on the control bar in the lower right corner of the screen. This keeps the layout open, and the map is displayed in the same location. To return to 3D map viewing mode, click the Top view button.
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    If the map is hidden, the control bar in the lower right corner of the screen isn't available.

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Change the map zoom and shift the map

You can change the map zoom and shift the map either manually or automatically.

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  1. Go to the map edit mode.
  2. Right-click anywhere on the map and select Delete map. Or click the Delete map button next to the map name.
  3. Click the Save Image Modified button. To cancel actions, click the Cancel Image Modified button.

The map is deleted.

Add objects to the map

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After you add objects to the map from the objects panel, when you left-click an object, a line is drawn that shows the object's location on the map. You can also use the context menu of the icons on the map to control cameras, inputs, outputs, macros, and ACFA devices.

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Add cameras to the map

You can add a camera to the map in one of the following ways:

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Menu commandResult
Arm

Arm in private mode (see Arm and disarm a camera)

Disarm

Show video

The video area is displayed

Hide videoThe video area isn't displayed
Show layoutThe selected camera is displayed on a dynamic layout. To display several selected cameras on a dynamic layout, see Select several cameras to display on a dynamic layout
CopyIf you left- or right-click any cell in the layout, the video from the copied camera will be displayed in that cell. The copied camera remains visible in the layout until you switch to another layout or restart the client

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An output is added to the map. Possible states of outputs and their icons:

IconState

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Output is activated (closed)

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Output is in a normal state (open)
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When the state of an output is changed with a macro, the output icon on the map doesn't change (see Programming).

Interface control and configuration commands:

Menu commandState
Output off

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Output on

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You cannot switch the state of an output from the map if macros with the corresponding action are present in the system (see Switch on/off output).

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An input is added to the map. Possible states of rinputs and their icons:

IconState

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The camera is armed. The input is in a normal state

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The camera is armed. The input is alarmed

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The camera is disarmed. The input is in a normal state

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The camera is disarmed. The input is alarmed

For the Tibbo board inputs (see Setting up Tibbo relay/loop boards), the map also displays temperature and humidity values.

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Commands to control macros and configure the interface:

Menu commandConditionFunction performed
RunEvent rules macroStart a macro
EnableDisabled cycle rules macroEnable a macro
DisableEnabled cycle rules macroDisable a macro

You can also control macros using the Run button and the Enable checkbox. By default, macro icons don't change.

Add ACFA devices to the map

To add ACFA devices (see Documentation ACFA software package 16.0) to the map:

  1. Go to the map edit mode.
  2. Click the Objects panel Image Added button (see Object panel).
  3. Click the ACFA devices button in the lower left corner of the screen.
  4. Drag the ACFA device to the map. You can add one ACFA device to the map only once. To delete an ACFA device from the map, click the Image Added button.

You can add an ACFA device to the map as:

Display typeVisual exampleDescription
Default (ACFA device icon)

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By default, the icon is displayed on the map for all ACFA devices. The icon is displayed together with other display types (Area, Line). To hide the icon on the map, clear the Default checkbox.

Some ACFA devices can display multiple icon options (for example, Managing the access point of the Server "Sigur" integration module)

Area

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For some ACFA devices, area display is available. You can configure the area as a polygon. To display the area on the map, set the Area checkbox
Line

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For some ACFA devices, line display is available. You can configure the line as a polyline. To display the line on the map, set the Line checkbox

ACFA devices are added to the map.

Add transitions to another map

You can add a transition to another map in one of the following ways:

  1. By dragging:
    1. Go to the map edit mode.
    2. Using your mouse, select the tab of the map to which you want to create a transition and drag the transition icon Image Added to the required place on the map. To delete a transition from the map, click the Image Added button.
  2. Using the context menu of the map:
    1. Go to the map edit mode.
    2. Right-click anywhere on the map.
    3. Select Add transition to map.
    4. Select a map created in the system to which you want to create a transition. To delete a transition from the map, click the Image Added button.

A transition to another map is added. 

Group objects into a cluster

When cameras have the same coordinates or are located close to each other, they are automatically grouped into a cluster.

  • Each cluster is displayed on the map as a circle, with the total number of cameras in the cluster indicated in the center.
  • Inputs, outputs, macros, and ACFA devices can be grouped into clusters.

When you right-click a cluster, a list of all objects included in that cluster is displayed.

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When you select a specific object from the list, it is displayed next to the cluster.

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When you left-click an icon of an object on the map, a context menu opens. You can use this menu to manage the object. To hide the list of objects and display them on the map, simply zoom out on the map (see Change the map zoom and shift the map).

If there are multiple clusters close to each other on the map, zooming out merges them into a new cluster. The total number of objects in all child clusters is displayed in the center of the new cluster.

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When you click a merged cluster, the map is automatically zoomed in, and child clusters are displayed.

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Select several cameras to display in a dynamic layout

To display cameras selected on the map in a dynamic layout:

  1. Press the Ctrl key and select cameras by left-clicking the icon.
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  2. Click the Show layout button.

The selected cameras are displayed on a dynamic layout that is removed when you switch to another layout (see Configuration of layouts).

Delete objects from the map

To delete objects from the map:

  1. Select the layout from which you want to delete the object (see Configuration of layouts).
  2. Go to the map edit mode.
  3. Click the Delete from map Image Added button next to the object. Or right-click the icon of an object and select Remove from map.

Objects are deleted from the map.

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Personalization of the map

You can change some settings of the map in view mode using the controls in the lower right corner of the screen.

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ButtonFunction

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Enable/disable the display of unavailable devices

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Enable/disable the top view

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Go to the layout with a camera

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Go to immersion mode

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Enable/disable 3D display of icons

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Enable/disable the display of device names and IDs on the map

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Enable/disable the vibration of the camera icon when an alarm occurs

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Change the transparency of the video image. At the far left position of the slider, the video image isn't visible on the map; at the far right position, the video image isn't transparent

Change the icon size

To change the icon size:

  1. Go to the map edit mode.
  2. Use the slider Image Added to change the icon size. At the far left position, the icons are the smallest size; at the far right, the icons are the largest.
  3. Click the Save Image Added button. To cancel actions, click the Cancel Image Added button.

The icon size is changed.

Configuration of cameras on the map

Configuration of a camera in a standard map view mode

After you add cameras (see Add cameras to the map) to the map:

  1. Move the camera icon Image Added on the map to a place corresponding to the actual location of the device in the protected territory.
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  2. Move the camera's field of view to the required direction using the Image Added button.
  3. Use the anchor points Image Added to change the camera's field of view on the map according to the actual situation in the protected territory.
  4. Right-click the camera's field of view to display it.
  5. In the menu that opens, select Show video.
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    You can configure the Show video/Hide video item outside of the layout/map edit mode, and the setting remains until you restart the client.

  6. Configure video image area:
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    • To display a video image area when you use a fisheye camera, select Ceiling in the Camera position setting (see Configuring fisheye cameras) and set the camera's field of view as a circle. Then the video image will be displayed directly within the specified area.
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    • For cameras with an Immervision lens, select PTZ in the View type setting (see Configuring fisheye cameras). If a fisheye camera has a different field of view, the video image display is unavailable when the camera is positioned on the ceiling.

    1. Use the dots Image Added on the video image to adjust the size of the video image area. To do this, left-click the dot and drag it to the required position.
    2. Use a dot Image Added to change the tilt angle of the area.
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      When you work with the map, you can switch the video display mode to "flat" (see Personalization of the map).

Configuration of a camera in a standard map view mode is complete.